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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tesla almost drown?

2. What did Tesla want to become after going to the higher school?

3. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?

4. What would Tesla calculate before eating?

5. What did Tesla accidentally remove from a woman's dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gave Tesla a bad reputation in Gospic?

2. What does Tesla tell his uncle about Niagara Falls?

3. What did Tesla say was the purpose of an inventor?

4. Why did Tesla choose to write about his childhood?

5. What did Tesla say about the Gramme dynamo, and what was his professor's response to this?

6. How did Tesla respond to the hallucinations he had as a child?

7. What did Tesla do when he suddenly figured out how to create his induction motor?

8. What weapons was Tesla good at using?

9. Why was Tesla's father not more excited about his success at the school?

10. What did Tesla do to the fire engine that Gospic got?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 3

How did Tesla overcome his deepest sickness in life, and what changed in his personality in response to this?

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